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Monday, 27 April 2015

W7 Cosmetics vs. Urban Decay

This is my first post in a while, and first
ever beauty post, so I thought I’d do a quick review and comparison of the W7
‘In The Buff’ palette and the Urban Decay ‘Naked’ palette!

I first heard about W7 Cosmetics in one of
Pixiwoo’s videos and was shocked by quite how similar the palettes were to
Urban Decay’s. After doing some research, and reading some reviews, I decided
to give one palette a try to really see how it stood up to the likes of Urban
Decay!

My sister was kind enough to buy me the
palette when it was in Argos for around £4, which is an incredible price when
compared to the ‘Naked’ palette that is around 10 times the price at £38.
Unfortunately the palette is no longer available at Argos, but you can also get
it on Amazon here.

W7 has three palettes similar to those of
Urban Decay: ‘Lightly Toasted’ (dupe of UD’s ‘Naked’), ‘In The Buff’ (dupe of
UD’S ‘Naked 2’), and ‘In The Nude’ (dupe of UD’s ‘Naked 3’), all of which have
12 eye shadows like the ‘Naked’ palettes and come with a double-sided brush
(which like most cheap eye shadow brushes is pretty crappy). I chose the ‘In
The Buff’ palette as it is most similar to Urban Decay’s ‘Naked 2’, and
considering I already own the ‘Naked’ palette and am not a big fan of the pink
shades in ‘Naked 3’, I thought it was the best choice!

I can’t do side by side comparisons of the
colours of both ‘In The Buff’ and ‘Naked 2’ as like I mentioned previously, I
don’t own the ‘Naked 2’ palette, however I can compare the quality of the
shadows with those from Urban Decays original ‘Naked’ palette.

What I’m about to say probably is no
surprise: W7 eye shadows aren’t as good as UD’s. It’s not really fair to expect
them to be though at a tenth of the cost! The pigmentation is lacking, the
matte ones are chalky and the glitter in the shimmery shadows is chunky,
meaning application isn’t smooth, but for £4? They’re not so bad! I definitely
wouldn’t recommend going out and getting one of these expecting them to be
complete dupes of the ‘Naked’ palettes, because they’re not. However, if you’re
new to makeup and want to build up your collection with some more affordable
bits then this palette is definitely a good place to start! The range of
colours is perfect for a natural look, also including some darker shades if you
prefer smokier eyes, and would be a perfect palette for travelling, as the tin
is pretty sturdy.

W7 may not be as good as Urban Decay, but
for the price they are definitely worth trying and if you pack on the eye
shadow, a pigmented look can be achieved! Let me know if you’ve tried any W7
products and what you thought of them and if you want any more reviews let me
know what of in the comments!